Bar Chart vs Candlestick

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Bar Chart
beginner
technical_analysis

A bar chart is a price chart that uses vertical bars to display an asset's open, high, low, and closing prices for each selected time period.

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Candlestick
beginner
technical_analysis

A candlestick is a chart element that displays an asset's open, high, low, and closing prices for one time period using a colored rectangular body and thin extending wicks.

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